Smart Energy Decisions News

GHG Emissions - June 7, 2024

Caesars Entertainment Sets New Emissions Goal

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., a casino-entertainment company, is implementing a new GHG reduction goal of 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline after achieving emission reduction goals three years ahead of schedule in 2022.

Sourcing Renewables - June 6, 2024

Microsoft Partners for SAF

Microsoft joined as a founding member of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative Project Runway .

Solar - June 6, 2024

The Catholic University of America Adds 6 MW Solar

The Catholic University of America added a solar array on 25 acres of previously undeveloped land at its West Campus.

Distributed Energy Resources - June 6, 2024

PG&E Incorporates BESS in Arizona

Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) signed a 15-year Long-Term Resource Adequacy Agreement for a 112.5-MW Sierra Pinta Energy Storage project in Yuma County, Arizona.

Sourcing Renewables - June 6, 2024

Polestar Adopts Renewable Fuels for Ocean Freight

Polestar is lowering its supply chain emissions by integrating renewable fuels on its ocean freight routes, which account for around 75% of the automaker's total transportation emissions.

Solar - June 5, 2024

W. L. Gore Adds Renewable Energy

W. L. Gore & Associates announced a 55-MW agreement to purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Maryland and Delaware facilities.

GHG Emissions - June 5, 2024

Deadline Approaching for DEI Impact Award Nominations

The deadline for nominations for Smart Energy Decisions' 2024 DEI Impact Awards is June 21. These awards will acknowledge company-wide efforts by large power users (commercial, industrial, institutional, and government) to advance DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), specifically focusing on the impact and amplification of energy and sustainability programs.

Wind - June 5, 2024

NY State Finalizes Contract for Offshore Wind Project

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the finalization of new contracts for two offshore wind projects totaling over 1,700 megawatts, which will be the largest power generation projects in New York State in over 35 years after they enter operation in 2026.

Sourcing Renewables - June 5, 2024

Kimberly-Clark Lowers Emissions by 41%, Adopts Wind Power

Kimberly-Clark, a consumer products manufacturer, bolstered the utilization of alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power, including the launch of a new VPPA via an onshore wind farm in Scotland and the initiation of several renewable PPAs in 2023.